Lead Sales Associate: Customer-First Leader

Dollar General Corporation; Bedford (Bedford County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General Corporation is seeking a Lead Sales Associate to help maintain a clean, well-organized store with a customer-first focus. You will assist customers in locating and purchasing merchandise, operate a cash register, stock and rotate merchandise, and help set up displays.

In the absence of the Store Manager, you lead the team and perform duties as needed. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, cash handling, and the ability to follow planograms in a fast-paced retail setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; six months of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to read and follow planograms.
• Strong math and cash handling abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Reliable attendance and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior customer service leadership; greet and assist customers.
• Operate cash register, total purchases, collect payments, make change, bag merchandise.
• Stock, restock and rotate merchandise; build merchandise displays.
• Clean the store; take out trash; clean floors; restock and organize stockroom.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining planograms.
• Open and close the store under direction of the Store Manager.
• Perform duties of Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager in their absence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Planogram knowledge

Cash handling

Mathematical calculations

Cash register operations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (preferred supervisory experience)

Tools

Cash register

Handheld scanners

Pricing guns

Box cutters

Two-wheel dollies

Rolltainers

Job description

Dollar General Corporation is seeking a Lead Sales Associate to help maintain a clean, well-organized store with a customer-first focus. You will assist customers in locating and purchasing merchandise, operate a cash register, stock and rotate merchandise, and help set up displays.

In the absence of the Store Manager, you lead the team and perform duties as needed. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, cash handling, and the ability to follow planograms in a fast-paced retail setting.